AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

According to Swyftx's Q2 2026 End of Quarter Industry Report, AI microbusinesses could generate $262 billion in annual stablecoin transaction volume by 2033. The Australian crypto exchange projects that AI agents are evolving into autonomous economic participants capable of earning income, paying

Kraken announced on Friday that it plans to restructure its entire flagship app around agentic artificial intelligence, sharing the details exclusively with CNBC. The cryptocurrency exchange company is building a new platform designed to give users access to AI agents capable of continuously

According to CNBC, Kraken announced on Friday that it is restructuring its entire flagship app around agentic artificial intelligence. The new platform gives users access to AI agents capable of continuously monitoring markets, identifying investment opportunities and recommending trades in real

According to ChainCatcher, publicly listed Bitcoin treasury and AI data center company Hyperscale Data recently added approximately 100 BTC to its holdings, bringing total Bitcoin reserves to over 1,000 BTC. The company's management disclosed plans to potentially use Bitcoin as collateral for

Workers aged 55 and over in AI-exposed industries are leaving their jobs more frequently following the launch of OpenAI's ChatGPT, according to research from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. Geoffrey Sanzenbacher, a professor of economics and the study's author, found that

According to research from Boston College's Center for Retirement Research, workers ages 55 and older in AI-exposed industries have accelerated their job transitions since ChatGPT's launch, driven equally by unemployment and voluntary departures. Economist Geoffrey Sanzenbacher noted the effect is s

According to PANews, AI healthcare project Savior of Health completed a $4 million strategic funding round on July 13, 2026. Investors include Amber Group, Basics Capital, Animoca Brands, Candaq, TBV, Everwood Capital, Olaris Capital, MangoLabs, and Credit Scend. The funding will support

Byreal, a decentralised exchange incubated by Bybit, marked its first anniversary on July 13th, 2026, one year after launching on the Solana testnet on 30 June 2025. The platform announced cumulative trading volume exceeding $3.7 billion across 25.3 million total transactions, with close to half a m

According to The Information, Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI may jeopardize the company's first hardware device, scheduled for release as early as February 2027. The legal dispute also risks complicating OpenAI's IPO plans, which the company has secretly filed with regulators, adding uncertainty for

Over 200 researchers and economists, including 15 Nobel laureates and researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, issued a joint statement on Monday (July 13) warning governments and tech leaders to immediately establish policies and institutions to address AI's potential economic impact. The st

According to investment sector analysts, a securities firm projected the KOSPI index could reach 11,450 on July 13, citing continued upside potential from semiconductor and artificial intelligence investment cycles. The firm noted that while near-term momentum remains supported by chip and AI

According to a joint research effort by SK Hynix, TetraMem, and the University of Southern California, the companies unveiled a memristor-based in-memory computing (IMC) SoC chip recently, targeting neural network inference for edge AI devices. The 65-nanometer chip achieved 21.3 TOPS/W (trillion

Bybit has launched OpenAI (OPENAIUSDT) and Anthropic (ANTHROPICUSDT) pre-market perpetual futures contracts today, supporting up to 20x leverage on both trading pairs.

According to Reuters, the White House is pursuing voluntary commitments from companies on electricity costs related to artificial intelligence operations.

According to Tencent Hunyuan's latest test results, Grok 4.5 ranks first on the LHTB (Long Horizon Task Benchmark) with an average score of 0.505, completing 13 out of 46 tasks. The benchmark, developed jointly by Tencent Hunyuan and multiple universities, evaluates whether AI agents can

According to an SBI Holdings statement on July 13, the company and the Solana Foundation announced a strategic partnership to build an onchain financial market from Japan. SBI R3 Japan will adopt the trade name SBI Solana Global, with Solana Foundation taking a stake in the venture alongside

Tech strategist Dan Ives on Monday downplayed concerns around Nvidia Corp.'s (NVDA) recent underperformance, calling it a speed bump rather than anything else. During a CNBC interview, Ives attributed the underperformance of Nvidia and hyperscalers to the market flocking to memory stocks,

According to a federal court filing, Apple sued OpenAI on July 10 in California's Northern District, alleging the company deliberately recruited Apple employees to leak unreleased product information, components, and design documents. Apple demands OpenAI cease the conduct, destroy all proprietary m

B.AI revealed its latest platform developments at WebX 2026 in Tokyo, showcasing full-stack artificial intelligence capabilities spanning advanced AI models, scalable APIs, and developer tools to a global audience of developers and

According to ZhiTong Financial, mainland Chinese investors achieved net inflows of 90.38 billion HKD on the Hong Kong stock market on July 13, with Hong Kong Connect (Shanghai) accounting for 78.74 billion HKD and Hong Kong Connect (Shenzhen) for 11.64 billion HKD. Zhipu AI (02513) attracted the la